StarChild: Facts about Jupiter

Facts about Jupiter


Solar Distance        778.3 million km
Revolution Period     11.78 Earth years
Rotation Period       9 hours 55 minutes
Equatorial diameter   143,000 km
Gravitational Pull    2.54 times that of the Earth
Natural Satellites    50+
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Solar Distance	778.3 million km
Revolution Period	11.78 Earth years
Rotation Period	9 hours 55 minutes
Equatorial diameter	143,000 km
Gravitational Pull	2.54 times that of the Earth
Natural Satellites	50+ (Tell me more!)

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